What if chronic cough is hereditary?
Chronic cough, one of the most common reasons for medical consultation, appears to be a hereditary phenomenon. THE ESSENTIAL A ...
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Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: what signs should alert you?
Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis is a rare chronic disease. It is caused by abnormal protein deposits in organs or tissues and ...
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Anxiety could also be a matter of heredity
© thinkstockA study carried out by researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) on rhesus monkeys revealed that high levels ...
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Gardner syndrome: she dies in her sleep at 20
On March 3, a 20-year-old died at her home in the south-west of the United Kingdom while she slept. The ...
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What if the love of nature was influenced by genetics?
Enjoying nature and a desire to be in green spaces are inherited traits, according to a study of British twins. ...
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Colon cancer: heredity does not only concern first-degree relatives
When a person is diagnosed with colon cancer, their grandchildren, cousins, aunts and uncles are also at higher risk. THE ...
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How health problems from the father are passed on to the child
A new study shows how the lifestyle and environment of the father is transmitted to his offspring by molecules that ...
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Eye color: the study that dismantles received ideas
Influence of the mother, of the father? Eye color is more complex than that! Researchers have found that more than ...
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Covid-19: the descendants of Neanderthals better protected
People who survive an episode of Covid-19 with mild symptoms or even no symptoms at all can thank their Neanderthal ...
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Father stressed during childhood: his children are at risk of being stressed in turn
The father's early exposure to stress is transmitted to his child by accelerating the development of the baby's white matter. ...
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Misconception: heredity is only a matter of genetics
False : Admittedly, we inherit genes bequeathed by our parents but, during the 2000s, researchers discovered that the environment had ...
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Wrinkles: sun, stress and heredity
August 17, 2016. No, just because your parents or grandparents have wrinkled skin doesn't mean you will be wrinkled too. ...
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Vascular problems and heredity
Are cardiovascular diseases hereditary? Old family stories can suddenly become eerily topical. For example, your father's eldest brother Herman, who ...
Read moreAnxiety could also be a matter of heredity
© thinkstockA study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) on rhesus monkeys found that high levels of activity ...
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All about diabetes and heredity
Everyone has a 5 percent chance of developing type 2 diabetes. But if it runs in your family, that's at ...
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